Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1908 — DEPUTY POSTMASTER [ARTICLE]

DEPUTY POSTMASTER

At Wabash, Ind., Claud D. Stitt, Is Said To Be Short. Wabash, Ind., Nov. 24.—Claud D. Stitt, Deputy Postmaster, is missing from Wabash, and a shortage of over $3,000 is charged to him. Inspector Healy arrived in Wabash on his regular rounds today, and then it was learned that the deputy postmaster was missing.

Stitt is one of the best known young politicians in Indiana, and is of a wealthy local family. He was Fred Landis’s main lieutenant. When Poetmaster Parmenter was named Stitt was made Deputy. The money is missing from the stamp fund.